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Creating
visual|catalogues
The
three visual|catalogues creator
modules are applications that run in Windows 95,98, and NT4.
Refer to the products page for further information, evaluation
versions and prices. These applications are designed with a number of
common features functions and tools to help you publish easily and
frequently. These include:-
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multiple seats |
visual|catalogues
Lite, Pro and Enterprise editions all support data entry from
multiple seats. |
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multiple catalogues |
visual|catalogues
Enterprise edition supports the creation of multiple catalogues |
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simple form driven interface |
simply laid out,
support for item name, caption, description,size (x,y,z),
notes,essays,price,copyright,date,keywords*, and associated
downloadable files |
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customised entry
forms for different data types |
Selecting a data
type will change the interface data fields.
The system
includes support for the following data types:-
image (jpg) and
movies (avi,mpg,mp1,
*materials
(wall coverings,floor coverings, paints, fabrics etc)
*3D
objects (furniture,fixtures,fittings) with support for displaying
alternative materials for components)
*profiles
(skirtings,cornices, |
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A service is
offered to update catalogues of starred item types to full virtual
catalogues for CAD and virtual environments. |
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batch processes |
Sort your best
(highest resolution) images of items you want to catalogue into
directories that reflect the categories you define. The system will
automatically batch and save three sizes of images -thumbnail, large
and extra large images for your catalogue. You set the size, and jpg compression. |
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keywording |
function to
globally add keywords to all items in a category at category level,
or individually to each item |
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price records |
function to
globally add prices to all items in a category at category level |
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date records |
function to
globally add dates to all items in a category at category level |
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size records |
function to
globally add sizes to all items in a category at category level |
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FTP upload |
Function to link
via ftp to your web site to publish (upload) a catalogue. |
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FTP upload |
all catalogues can
be published to the Internet at a click using the built in ftp
engine. Previously copied item are remembered, and the software will
only copy over new or modified records. |
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Technical
Notes
For good
reason the system makes use of
Internet Explorer modules for document (HTML) viewing, and movie and
image viewing, and therefore requires a full installation of
Microsoft Internet Explorer (currently IE5*) on the user's computer.
The
database container behind the visual|catalogues creator modules is
MS Access. This holds alphanumeric
records about entries, while all visual data such as images (jpg)
and movies (mpg,mp1,mov,avi) and all other files are copied
automatically from their source location to a named directory on your
system. Directories are set to reflect a category structure you set.
The
system is structured so that it can be linked to other SQL databases
if required, for example to MS SQL Server*, for very large or
existing databases.
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